Coherence of land use policy for climate, energy, and food exists worldwide and has become an urgent issue in achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs). As the World’s largest energy consumer and the most densely populated country, China plans to achieve a balance between climate, energy, and food goals using its Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development (PCSD) framework. This paper investigates policy coherence through the case study of agricultural photovoltaics. After PCSD was applied, four recommendations were suggested in this area to improve distributive and procedural justice. (1) Instead of subsidizing the feed-in tariff for photovoltaic generation, the photovoltaic bidding price system should be strengthened. (2) To boost private financial support, it is recommended that profits from renewable energy generation companies are shared with local community groups. (3) Providing in-person or online opportunities for the interested citizens and environmental NGOs to engage in the procedures and approval process of land use law to support procedural justice. (4) Creating discussion platforms to develop and monitor renewable energy projects. In addressing where China can implement these recommendations, it can contribute to the evolution of policy coherence in renewable energy development. Through the case study in Xing tang County, He Bei Province, these initiatives will be assessed through the lens of the Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development from OECD.

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Accessing Land Use Conflicts in the Climate-Energy-Food Nexus for Sustainable Development, Using Agricultural Photovoltaics in China as a Case Study

  • Wei Chen,
  • Sarah Mc Cormack

摘要

Coherence of land use policy for climate, energy, and food exists worldwide and has become an urgent issue in achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs). As the World’s largest energy consumer and the most densely populated country, China plans to achieve a balance between climate, energy, and food goals using its Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development (PCSD) framework. This paper investigates policy coherence through the case study of agricultural photovoltaics. After PCSD was applied, four recommendations were suggested in this area to improve distributive and procedural justice. (1) Instead of subsidizing the feed-in tariff for photovoltaic generation, the photovoltaic bidding price system should be strengthened. (2) To boost private financial support, it is recommended that profits from renewable energy generation companies are shared with local community groups. (3) Providing in-person or online opportunities for the interested citizens and environmental NGOs to engage in the procedures and approval process of land use law to support procedural justice. (4) Creating discussion platforms to develop and monitor renewable energy projects. In addressing where China can implement these recommendations, it can contribute to the evolution of policy coherence in renewable energy development. Through the case study in Xing tang County, He Bei Province, these initiatives will be assessed through the lens of the Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development from OECD.